Director Arindam Dey’s New Film Phoenix; Based on a Female Oriented Story by Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Great news for the fans of writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen. Based on one of her story, a Bengali film will be soon made. Directed by Arindam Dey, the film has been titled Phoenix.

The story is a female oriented story and the lead role of Bipasha will be enacted by Rituparna Sengupta. The actress agreed to do the film when she was offered the role immediately. The story spans from the seventies to the middle of the nineties. Naxal movement and the way the Left Front formed the government will have a reference in this film.

Shankar Chakraborty, Srijit Mukherji in a special role is on the wish list of the director as the cast of this film.

The director was a student of the author at Jadavpur University. The author was happy with the fact that her student was taking the initiative to make a film with one of her story. No one before had taken such an interest.

The shooting of the film will be done in Kolkata and London. A part of the shoot will also be done in Sunderbans. The shooting will begin from September.

Priyanka Dutta

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